THOMAS KINKADE,1958-2012

 When the number of art works grow and painter becomes so popular ,the skepticism by critics also surges ,and so expands the market from canvas to kitsch and furnitures and even building houses in gated communities.This is how you depict the real life of Thomas kinkade ,painter of life ,from Sacramento,California,who died April 7 ,at age 54 in Los Gatos,California.
I tour around and give people hope,he once said .I view art as an inspirational tool...People who put my paintings on their walls are putting their values on their walls: faith,family,home,a simpler way of living,the beauty of nature,quiet,tranquility,peace,joy,hope...
As an alternative to "nightly news broadcast",Kinkade ,the mass production artist,chose river and rustic road view,a lighthouse to fit the title of painter of light,an old house of solitude,typically a cottage by foliage,or snowy ground with a deer or two,a kinkade landscape.H was a Norman Rockwellish artist of America who once toured the country to know it well and translate it into the language of his art.
Although the works of this prolific artist was also defined as "completely worthless collectibles", He believed:"I am a symbol of a good life that people dream of and maybe haven't been able to achieve ."
He found hope and comfort in his work and found the people to do so in his them.